Toyota Announces Safety Recall on Select Vehicles

Torrance, Calif., January 28, 2009 – – Toyota Motor Sales,
USA, Inc. will launch a Safety Recall with the National Highway Traffic
Safety Administration (NHTSA) involving approximately 134,900 Yaris
vehicles sold in the United States.

The Yaris is equipped with driver and front passenger seat belt
pretensioners that retract the seat belts to begin absorbing the
occupant’s forward momentum when a severe frontal impact is detected.
On 2006 through 2007 model year Yaris, Toyota has determined that the seat
belt pretensioner deployment may affect the sound insulating foam in the
center pillar, following a collision.

There are no reported cases of this condition in the United States and
no other Toyota or Lexus vehicles are involved.

Toyota will inform owners of the involved vehicles with a Safety Recall
notification via first-class mail beginning in early February. Owners are
requested to contact their local Toyota dealer for repair. The repair will
take approximately one hour, depending on the dealer’s workload.

Customers with questions or concerns should contact the Toyota Customer
Experience Center at 1-800-331-4331.